Sweden says probe into knife attack looking at terror links
<p>STOCKHOLM — Swedish authorities were investigating on Thursday whether an knife attack by an Afghan man who stabbed seven men and left three of...
Armenian leader scores political point in spat with military
YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenia's prime minister scored a political point Tuesday in his spat with the top military brass, advancing his motion to fire...
Animated ‘Demon Slayer’ strikes chord with pandemic Japan
TOKYO — The demons are everywhere, sometimes spreading like purple slime, lurking, killing. The terrifying plight depicted in the swashbuckling animated film, “Demon Slayer:...
Activists sue big French retailer over Amazon forest damage
<p>PARIS — Environmental groups and indigenous activists from the Amazon region filed a lawsuit Wednesday in a French court alleging that France-based supermarket chain...
US: Russia blocks Syria chemical weapons use accountability
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The United States accused Syrian President Bashar Assad and his close ally Russia on Thursday of trying to block all efforts...
Ontario says seniors won’t get AstraZeneca vaccine
TORONTO — The health minister of Canada’s most populous province said Tuesday Ontario seniors won’t receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine since there’s limited data on...
Greece: ‘Surprise’ aftershock adds damage to quake-hit area
ATHENS, Greece — A powerful aftershock with magnitude 5.9 caused additional damage in central Greece Thursday, a day after an earthquake damaged hundreds of...
Nicaragua finds boat with bodies of 6 migrants in Caribbean
<p>MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaraguan authorities said Tuesday the bodies of six people, apparently migrants, have been found in a small boat drifting off the...
Putin seeks crackdown on those who push children to protest
MOSCOW — Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday urged police to track down people who encourage children to join in unsanctioned demonstrations, a move...
Macron reveals more torture by French army in Algeria war
<p>PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron has met with four grandchildren of an Algerian independence fighter to tell them that Ali Boumendjel had been tortured...